Catherine ROUSSIN

(b. 28 August 1740 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1793 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Catherine ROUSSIN was born 28 August 1740 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Catherine ROUSSIN was the child of Louis ROUSSIN and Catherine TRUDEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas ROUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) Philippe TRUDEL and Catherine GARIEPY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Joseph Aime LORRAIN 26 January 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Aime LORRAIN was born abt. 1728 in Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA. Joseph Aime died 18 December 1813 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph Aime was the child of Joseph LORRAIN and Marie Josephte PHILIPPE dite ETIENNE.

Catherine ROUSSIN died 12 December 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Catherine ROUSSIN married

Joseph Aime LORRAIN-- Date: 26 January 1756 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph Aime LORRAIN was the child of Joseph LORRAIN and Marie Josephte PHILIPPE dite ETIENNE

Children of Joseph Aime LORRAIN and Catherine ROUSSIN:

Catherine-Elisabeth LORRAIN (b.10 March 1761, Montréal, Canada d. 17 July 1786, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste AUCLAIR 7 February 1785 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1740 Birth
28 August 1740
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROUSSIN and Joseph Aime LORRAIN 26 January 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 15 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Catherine-Elisabeth LORRAIN was born 10 March 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Elisabeth LORRAIN married 7 February 1785, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste AUCLAIR

1786 Death of Child
Catherine-Elisabeth LORRAIN died 17 July 1786, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 45 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 Death
12 December 1793
Montréal, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 53.